Charlize Theron: Bowled Over
Q: What's something unconventional that you find attractive in a guy?
A: Big heads are really sexy. The boyfriends I've had have all had really big heads.
Q: Do you have your green card yet?
A: No. Every time I work the studio gets me a visa. It's stuff like being in this magazine that will finally get me a green card. It's all about press and showing that you're an asset to America.
Q: So in other words you're just using me?
A: Exactly.
Q: [Our last game is over and Theron has kicked my ass by seven pins. I walk her outside to her Honda where she throws her belongings in the trunk] It's not often that an interview subject suggests doing something as potentially embarrassing as bowling.
A: [Looks down] Oh my God, my shoes! [She runs inside to take them off and returns curbside] Doing an interview this way, I can play around and do whatever I want. Someone like Barbra Streisand, she couldn't do an interview while bowling, not with all those skeletons in her closet.
Q: The nails alone would blow that idea. Ever feel like you're going to wake up one day and discover this whole Hollywood thing was just a dream?
A: I always fear that if I don't make people believe anymore, I'm going to lose my job--because that's the reality of it. That's what makes me get out of bed every morning and go, "Don't do what all the other actresses will do. Make interesting choices."
Q: So what are you going to do after the gorilla flick?
A: I'm definitely not taking a break. I'm going to ride this baby for as long as it allows me to ride it.
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Dennis Hensley interviewed Vince Vaughn for the September '97 issue of Movieline.
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